Korea vs Netherlands: Patents - technology diffusion
Patents - technology diffusion over time
- Korea
- Netherlands
How they compare
Korea currently reports 209,296 Patents against 2,843 Patents in Netherlands, a difference of 206,453 Patents.
That makes Korea's figure about 73.6 times Netherlands's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Korea has been ahead every year.
Korea ranks 1st and Netherlands ranks 2nd of 5 groups.
Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 62,787 Patents | 2,440 Patents | 60,347 Patents | Korea |
| 2000s | 148,569 Patents | 2,416 Patents | 146,153 Patents | Korea |
| 2010s | 186,682 Patents | 2,260 Patents | 184,422 Patents | Korea |
| 2020s | 214,830 Patents | 3,094 Patents | 211,736 Patents | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patents - technology diffusion, Korea or Netherlands?
- Korea, at 209,296 Patents against 2,843 Patents in Netherlands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in patents - technology diffusion between Korea and Netherlands?
- 206,453 Patents, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Netherlands?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Korea and Netherlands rank globally for patents - technology diffusion?
- Korea ranks 1st and Netherlands ranks 2nd of 5 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Patents - technology diffusion. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Patent statistics and indicators are suitable for tracking innovation in environment-related technologies. They allow the assessment of countries' innovation performance as well as the design of governments' environmental and innovation policies. This dataset presents data on patent applications by patent office. For more information on the methodology, click the link below on "Database documentation" Data source(s): OECD, STI Micro-data Lab: Intellectual Property Database, http://oe.cd/ipstats Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: April 16, 2026 Database documentation